Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-14
BASE BALL.
Morris Friday made his first fielding er-


rOr OF the year.
Bennett L. now in working trim and
catching IN old-styic form. Since his recOv-
cry he has caught in nine games and had
hut three passed balls, although he re-
celved the delivery of the young and green
pitcher OF the netroits.
The indianapolis maize - hits oil Morris
Friday. IT being the worst beating he ever
got. The Phi'atcIphids aud BostOns hit
hun Tor u bases some days ago. Can it he
that with the cool weather his rheumatism
is returning.
only IN one game this season did the OPP
ponentS OF the Piusburg team steal more
than 10 bases The New YorkS stole L.
bases on May %, Mccormick and Carroll
being the battery. The Phiadelphias in
one stole and the Washingt0nS :, and
Mccormick was the pitcher il both Yes
tcrd2y the iioosicrs stole IL bases on Morris
and Carroll.
There's aruIe at Staten Island that when
4 ball Is Knocked into the scenes of the
Fall oi Babylon attraction it shall count
but two BASES weighing, of the Athletics,
Friday knocked the bal! TO 4 fielder, who
iumhled 1t and it went into the scenes,
weighing going to third base. The umpire
decided 1t Was but Il twO-hagger. Stovcy,
however, claimed the runner got to third
on an error and refused to play. Hence
the forfeit.
The Plttshurg Chronicle says that a few
weeks ago Plttsburg tried To sell Fred Car
roll, It's great catcher, but couldn't get
enough for him The California clique is
to be broken up at any cost
Gruhcr the new pitcher signed by De-
trolt, turns ont to be a jewel in the box
and at the bat
AtChicago Thursday, the third triple
play oi the League season was made. Ia
the fourth inning FIrrIr had gone to first
on balls and Irwin had hit safely. Me
CURE popped up an easy fly, which Plcilrr
purposely dropped, taking the ball on the
bound. He passed it to Williamson on
second and Irwin was out. Then the ball
WAS thrown to Burns and FaIUr was re-.
tired Burns threw back to Pleiler and
Mcclure WAS caught while trying to make
second.
st Josephs invitation to President
Cleveland to visit her during has projected
Western tour ought to be referred TO the
committee on Judiciary 4 town which
hasn't enough enterprise to support base
ball club i.u't big enough to entertain
22J-nouud President
Robinson, OF the st. Louis Browns, has
a greater disgust Tor third base than any
Association player. lie always avoids It
when he can IN coming home from second
base.
The st. Louis Browns have got along
Just as we'll without Bushoug, aud the
ChicagoS have been successful without
Kelly and Gore Nopiayer Is Indispcnsa-
bic 10 Il club
In seven games thJ, Howe, the new
short stop has played with the Kansas
City club, he has had twelve put outs,
thirty assists and four errors, OF fielding
average oI 9l3. This is a remarkably
good record
The D~trol. rlUh is al present engaged
ma rather trkII~h occupation for a team
that leads the League II is experiment
my with an army at pitchers with view
to finding out what kind of stun the men
are made Of Burke, Gruhrr and Hcuton,
the new pitchers, have thus i;.r done fairly
well, but Grtl"iu Is the maustHy of the
club
Eoscmn, the Metropolitan fielder, has
compromised his suit with the Athletics.
lie was released summarlly by the Athlct-
jrS aud afterwards claimed q whole sea
sons Sllary ouu contract The case was
placed IN the hands Of a lir~;-cla,- lawyer,
and the Athletics, >c,ntiug defeat gave
Ro,ruau 81. 1000 to Withdraw the suit.
The Loulsyilcs are beautiful hitters.
Eamsuy wears beautiful gold badge
presented to him in Wednesdays game by
friends in Paris Ky.
Umpire Ferguson looks like ne had been
rudrayoriug . knorl. oIt John j. SulIj-
van. But he hasn't. lie has merely paid
the penalty 'or not wearing mask Dur
iu. the third inning at Wednesdays game
At Louisville he received u zap under the
eye from font tip
The ministers OF R.oahIyn take great in
l,rs-t m base ball add many OF the most
prominent Giyin"- can daily be Secn at the
games in that city. Most OF them are hard
losers They want TO see the Brooklyns
win all the time.
Bob Caru,hers .c't 81. Louis for his
home last week on account OF alleged
pro>trai'Ou from heart disease. As ne has
b"gn a rOustu, spectator at the Chicago
games it is thought that Caruihers Is
~yly playing of in order to sbirk work.
Won der Abe will investigate the cl,e.